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Chris Richards: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A

Chris Richards, Ph.D., has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.

Research advancing Kentucky: Helping Kentucky breathe easier

Dr. Jamie Sturgill’s research focuses on helping her fellow Kentuckians battle lung disease. Learn how NIH funding supports core research facilities making this work possible.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Protecting the brain

NIH funding drives innovation in brain health. It also supports Dr. Luke Bradley’s research on protecting and restoring brain cells in diseases like Parkinson’s, leading to promising treatments.

Provost IMPACT Award: Tackling challenges in disease detection, treatment

The Bioelectronics and Nanomedicine Research Center accelerates innovation in biotechnology and bioelectronics at UK.

Provost IMPACT Award: Bridging biology and electronics

Learn more about the project titled “Synthetically Tunable Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors for Printed Bioelectronics.”

UK researcher using AI to unravel proteins, advance medical research

Qing Shao has been awarded more than $1.3 million from the U.S. National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine to develop large protein language models for biomedical applications.

Provost IMPACT Awards celebrate 2nd year of collaborative discovery

The IMPACT Awards initiative is an internal funding program from the Office of the Provost designed to support innovation and transformation within UK’s colleges.

UK researchers explore use of nanoparticles to improve cancer therapy

Researchers at UK are exploring new ways to use nanoparticles in combination with other materials as an innovative approach to cancer therapy.

Physiology Scholars Program welcomes new cohort focused on biomedical research

Scholars are selected based on their academic achievements and a statement of interest in research. Four students were selected as 2024-25 Physiology Scholars.

UK to host 1st Bioelectronics and Nanomedicine Research Center Symposium

The UK BNRC will host its first symposium later this month, promoting biotechnology and bioelectronics innovation at UK.

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